Chemistry 5(Slicks)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 binary compound | compound with 2 elements |
| formula unit | simplest ratio of ions in a compound |
| oxidation number | charge of an ion |
| polyatomic ion | an ion made of two or more elements |
| hydrate | compound with a specific ratio of water to ionic compound |
| hygroscopic | substance that absorbs water molecules from the air to become a hydrate |
| deliquescent | substance that absorbs so much water it becomes a liquid solution |
| anhydrous | a compound in which all water has been removed |
| molecular substance | substance that has atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| distillation | method of sperating substances in a mixuter by evaporation of a liquid |
| molecular element | molecule that forms when atoms of the same element bond together |
| allotrope | molecules of a single element that differ in crystalline or molecular structure |
| organic compound | compounds that contain carbon |
| inorganic compound | compounds that do not contain carbon |
| hydrocarbon | organic compound that contains only the elements hydrogen and carbon |
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